Software Quality Assurance Salary in Colorado

How much does a Software Quality Assurance make in Colorado?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance in Colorado is $72,077 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a Software Quality Assurance's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,310
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,474 to $76,910
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,373

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Software Quality Assurance Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,910	$6,409	$1,479	$37
Average	$72,077	$6,006	$1,386	$35
25th Percentile	$66,474	$5,540	$1,278	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Software Quality Assurance Salaries

A Software Quality Assurance's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Software Quality Assurance Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Quality Assurance's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $72,467
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,019
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,778
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $130,227
Expert (over 8 years): $152,231

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$72,467
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$93,019
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$112,778
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$130,227
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$152,231

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How Do Software Quality Assurance Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Software Quality Assurances. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $78,216.
California: $77,920.
Massachusetts: $76,881.

District of Columbia $78,216 California $77,920 Massachusetts $76,881 Washington $76,599 New Jersey $76,570 Alaska $76,471 Connecticut $75,497 New York $75,101

Hawaii $73,836 Rhode Island $73,243 Maryland $72,840 Minnesota $72,289 Colorado $72,077 Illinois $72,007 Oregon $71,738 Delaware $71,541

New Hampshire $71,416 Virginia $71,138 Pennsylvania $70,326 Nevada $69,916 North Dakota $69,782 Michigan $69,570 Wisconsin $69,492 Vermont $69,336

Texas $68,906 Maine $68,877 Arizona $68,835 Ohio $68,785 Georgia $68,136 Indiana $67,811 Wyoming $67,747 Utah $67,648

Iowa $67,606 Kansas $67,267 Louisiana $67,168 North Carolina $67,132 Missouri $67,118 Florida $66,843 Montana $66,694 Nebraska $66,553

Kentucky $66,475 South Carolina $66,193 Tennessee $66,016 Idaho $65,946 New Mexico $65,430 Oklahoma $65,317 Alabama $64,900 South Dakota $64,201

Arkansas $63,819 West Virginia $63,614 Mississippi $63,000

Top Paying Cities for Software Quality Assurances

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $69,577
Hygiene: $74,048
Johnstown: $71,173

Glen Haven, CO $69,577 Hygiene, CO $74,048 Johnstown, CO $71,173 Laporte, CO $70,001 Livermore, CO $69,859 Loveland, CO $69,909 Lyons, CO $73,999 Masonville, CO $70,001

Mead, CO $71,526 Milliken, CO $71,117 Niwot, CO $74,140 Red Feather Lakes, CO $67,917 Severance, CO $69,767 Timnath, CO $70,001 Wellington, CO $70,001 Windsor, CO $69,859

Brighton, CO $71,647 Ault, CO $69,527 Briggsdale, CO $67,853 Carr, CO $66,567 Eastlake, CO $71,929 Eaton, CO $69,132 Evans, CO $70,629 Fort Lupton, CO $71,767

Galeton, CO $68,574 Gilcrest, CO $71,117 Gill, CO $69,118 Greeley, CO $70,410 Henderson, CO $71,830 Hudson, CO $71,724 Keenesburg, CO $71,647 Kersey, CO $70,099

La Salle, CO $70,841 Lucerne, CO $69,435 Nunn, CO $69,577 Orchard, CO $69,294 Pierce, CO $69,577 Ohio City, CO $72,480 Parlin, CO $72,480 Penrose, CO $68,637

Pitkin, CO $72,480 Poncha Springs, CO $72,480 Powderhorn, CO $72,480 Rockvale, CO $68,559 Sargents, CO $72,480 Twin Lakes, CO $72,713 Westcliffe, CO $67,662 Wetmore, CO $68,107

Durango, CO $69,089 Cahone, CO $72,480 Cortez, CO $72,480 Dolores, CO $72,480 Dove Creek, CO $72,480 Egnar, CO $72,480 Hesperus, CO $69,089 Lewis, CO $72,480

Mancos, CO $72,480 Marvel, CO $67,846 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $67,846 Pleasant View, CO $72,480 Rico, CO $72,480 Towaoc, CO $67,846 Yellow Jacket, CO $72,480 Montrose, CO $72,480

Austin, CO $72,480 Bedrock, CO $72,480 Cedaredge, CO $72,480 Cory, CO $72,480 Crawford, CO $72,480 Delta, CO $72,480 Eckert, CO $72,480 Hotchkiss, CO $72,480

Lazear, CO $72,480 Naturita, CO $72,480 Norwood, CO $72,480 Nucla, CO $72,480 Olathe, CO $72,480 Ophir, CO $72,480 Ouray, CO $72,480 Paonia, CO $72,480

Paradox, CO $72,480 Placerville, CO $72,480 Redvale, CO $72,480 Ridgway, CO $72,480 Silverton, CO $72,480 Somerset, CO $72,480 Telluride, CO $72,480 Grand Junction, CO $72,480

Platteville, CO $71,420 Roggen, CO $71,025 Weldona, CO $70,304 Wiggins, CO $70,304 Fort Morgan, CO $70,304 Log Lane Village, CO $70,304 Akron, CO $68,849 Amherst, CO $67,613

Atwood, CO $67,613 Brush, CO $68,849 Crook, CO $65,931 Eckley, CO $68,849 Fleming, CO $67,613 Grover, CO $65,931 Haxtun, CO $67,613 Hereford, CO $65,931

Hillrose, CO $68,849 Holyoke, CO $67,613 Idalia, CO $69,591 Iliff, CO $65,931 Julesburg, CO $65,931 Lindon, CO $71,315 Merino, CO $67,613 New Raymer, CO $67,613

Otis, CO $68,849 Ovid, CO $65,931 Padroni, CO $65,931 Paoli, CO $67,613 Peetz, CO $65,931 Sedgwick, CO $65,931 Snyder, CO $68,849 Sterling, CO $67,613

Stoneham, CO $67,613 Vernon, CO $69,082 Woodrow, CO $71,315 Wray, CO $69,958 Yuma, CO $68,849 Anton, CO $71,315 Arapahoe, CO $68,729 Arriba, CO $69,803

Bethune, CO $69,591 Burlington, CO $69,591 Calhan, CO $69,803 Cascade, CO $70,509 Cheyenne Wells, CO $68,729 Cope, CO $70,559 Cripple Creek, CO $70,036 Divide, CO $70,036

Flagler, CO $69,591 Florissant, CO $69,803 Fountain, CO $70,318 Genoa, CO $69,803 Green Mountain Falls, CO $70,368 Guffey, CO $69,803 Hugo, CO $69,803 Joes, CO $70,559

Karval, CO $68,729 Kirk, CO $70,559 Kit Carson, CO $68,729 Limon, CO $69,803 Lake George, CO $69,803 Manitou Springs, CO $70,509 Matheson, CO $69,803 Peyton, CO $69,895

Ramah, CO $69,803 Rush, CO $69,308 Seibert, CO $69,591 Simla, CO $69,803 Stratton, CO $69,591 U S A F Academy, CO $70,460 Victor, CO $70,085 Vona, CO $69,591

Wild Horse, CO $68,729 Woodland Park, CO $70,177 Yoder, CO $69,202 Colorado Springs, CO $70,509 Clifton, CO $72,480 Fruita, CO $72,480 Gateway, CO $72,480 Glade Park, CO $72,480

Loma, CO $72,480 Mack, CO $72,480 Palisade, CO $72,480 Whitewater, CO $72,480 Glenwood Springs, CO $72,480 Dinosaur, CO $69,407 Aspen, CO $73,187 Snowmass Village, CO $73,187

Avon, CO $72,628 Basalt, CO $72,904 Carbondale, CO $72,424 Collbran, CO $72,480 Craig, CO $71,922 De Beque, CO $72,480 Eagle, CO $72,205 Edwards, CO $72,579

Parachute, CO $72,480 Battlement Mesa, CO $72,480 Gypsum, CO $72,176 Hamilton, CO $71,922 Hayden, CO $71,922 Maybell, CO $72,205 Meeker, CO $72,205 Meredith, CO $72,996

Mesa, CO $72,480 Minturn, CO $72,628 Molina, CO $72,480 New Castle, CO $72,480 Rangely, CO $72,205 Red Cliff, CO $72,628 Rifle, CO $72,480 Silt, CO $72,480

Slater, CO $65,204 Snowmass, CO $73,045 Wolcott, CO $72,346 Woody Creek, CO $73,187 Vail, CO $72,628 Pueblo, CO $68,369 Colorado City, CO $67,662 Aguilar, CO $67,662

Arlington, CO $67,662 Avondale, CO $68,227 Beulah, CO $67,662 Boncarbo, CO $67,662 Boone, CO $67,994 Branson, CO $67,662 Campo, CO $65,670 Cheraw, CO $67,662

Crowley, CO $67,662 Eads, CO $67,662 Fort Lyon, CO $67,662 Fowler, CO $67,662 Gardner, CO $67,662 Granada, CO $67,662 Hartman, CO $67,662 Hasty, CO $67,662

Haswell, CO $67,662 Hoehne, CO $67,662 Holly, CO $67,662 Kim, CO $67,662 La Junta, CO $67,662 Lamar, CO $67,662 Las Animas, CO $67,662 La Veta, CO $67,662

Mc Clave, CO $67,662 Manzanola, CO $67,662 Model, CO $67,662 Olney Springs, CO $67,662 Ordway, CO $67,662 Pritchett, CO $67,662 Rocky Ford, CO $67,662 Rye, CO $67,662

Sheridan Lake, CO $67,662 Springfield, CO $67,662 Sugar City, CO $67,662 Swink, CO $67,662 Trinchera, CO $67,662 Trinidad, CO $67,662 Two Buttes, CO $67,662 Vilas, CO $67,662

Walsenburg, CO $67,662 Walsh, CO $65,670 Weston, CO $67,662 Wiley, CO $67,662 Alamosa, CO $67,662 Antonito, CO $65,698 Arboles, CO $65,698 Arvada, CO $72,021

Aurora, CO $71,971 Bayfield, CO $69,089 Broomfield, CO $72,869 Commerce City, CO $72,021 Dupont, CO $72,021 Eldorado Springs, CO $74,140 Lafayette, CO $74,048 Louisville, CO $74,140

Westminster, CO $72,021 Wheat Ridge, CO $72,021 Agate, CO $70,559 Bennett, CO $71,315 Byers, CO $71,315 Castle Rock, CO $70,771 Deer Trail, CO $71,315 Elbert, CO $70,163

Elizabeth, CO $70,700 Englewood, CO $72,021 Franktown, CO $70,763 Kiowa, CO $70,559 Larkspur, CO $70,255 Littleton, CO $71,971 Lone Tree, CO $71,971 Louviers, CO $71,597

Monument, CO $70,177 Palmer Lake, CO $70,036 Parker, CO $71,477 Sedalia, CO $71,371 Strasburg, CO $71,315 Watkins, CO $71,922 Denver, CO $72,021 Thornton, CO $72,021

Boulder, CO $74,140 Golden, CO $71,971 Alma, CO $72,099 Bailey, CO $71,844 Black Hawk, CO $73,716 Bond, CO $72,063 Breckenridge, CO $72,148 Buffalo Creek, CO $71,413

Burns, CO $72,000 Central City, CO $73,667 Clark, CO $68,559 Climax, CO $72,205 Coalmont, CO $71,548 Como, CO $71,922 Conifer, CO $72,099 Cowdrey, CO $65,204

Dillon, CO $72,205 Dumont, CO $72,501 Evergreen, CO $71,548 Empire, CO $72,452 Fairplay, CO $72,070 Fraser, CO $72,678 Frisco, CO $72,296 Georgetown, CO $72,417

Granby, CO $72,840 Grand Lake, CO $72,438 Grant, CO $72,014 Hartsel, CO $71,399 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $72,424 Idaho Springs, CO $72,473 Idledale, CO $71,830 Indian Hills, CO $71,788

Jamestown, CO $74,140 Jefferson, CO $71,922 Kittredge, CO $71,647 Kremmling, CO $71,922 Leadville, CO $72,198 Mc Coy, CO $71,922 Morrison, CO $71,929 Nederland, CO $74,048

Oak Creek, CO $71,922 Parshall, CO $72,176 Phippsburg, CO $71,922 Pine, CO $71,830 Pinecliffe, CO $74,140 Rand, CO $71,548 Rollinsville, CO $73,999 Shawnee, CO $71,979

Silver Plume, CO $72,402 Steamboat Springs, CO $71,922 Tabernash, CO $72,770 Toponas, CO $71,922 Walden, CO $67,245 Ward, CO $74,091 Winter Park, CO $72,600 Yampa, CO $71,922

Silverthorne, CO $72,296 Longmont, CO $73,950 Allenspark, CO $73,858 Estes Park, CO $71,364 Bellvue, CO $70,001 Berthoud, CO $71,555 Dacono, CO $72,565 Drake, CO $69,718

Erie, CO $73,950 Firestone, CO $71,816 Fort Collins, CO $70,001 Frederick, CO $73,667 Blanca, CO $67,662 Capulin, CO $66,680 Center, CO $67,662 Chama, CO $67,662

Chimney Rock, CO $69,089 Chromo, CO $65,698 Conejos, CO $65,698 Creede, CO $72,480 Crestone, CO $67,662 Del Norte, CO $69,979 Fort Garland, CO $67,662 San Luis, CO $65,698

Homelake, CO $67,662 Hooper, CO $67,662 Ignacio, CO $65,698 Jaroso, CO $65,698 La Jara, CO $66,680 Manassa, CO $66,680 Moffat, CO $67,662 Monte Vista, CO $67,662

Mosca, CO $67,662 Pagosa Springs, CO $65,698 Romeo, CO $66,680 Saguache, CO $69,979 Sanford, CO $66,680 San Pablo, CO $67,662 South Fork, CO $72,480 Villa Grove, CO $69,979

Salida, CO $71,145 Almont, CO $72,480 Buena Vista, CO $72,480 Canon City, CO $68,807 Cimarron, CO $72,480 Coal Creek, CO $68,531 Coaldale, CO $68,729 Cotopaxi, CO $68,729

Crested Butte, CO $72,530 Florence, CO $68,581 Monarch, CO $72,480 Granite, CO $72,304 Gunnison, CO $72,480 Hillside, CO $68,729 Howard, CO $69,803 Lake City, CO $72,480

Nathrop, CO $72,480

Software Quality Assurance Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Quality Assurance's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on March 01, 2026

$66,474

Average $72,077/year

$76,910

$5,540

Average $6,006/month

$6,409

$1,278

Average $1,386/week

$1,479

$32

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,910	$6,409	$1,479	$37
Average	$72,077	$6,006	$1,386	$35
25th Percentile	$66,474	$5,540	$1,278	$32

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